Ep. 2971 - Q&A: “Should I keep offering a service that’s profitable but draining?”

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau / Onward Project

Business, Entrepreneurship, Careers

4.8 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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In this episode, we help a graphic designer evaluate whether it’s time to let go or find a way to make it work better. How do you handle a service that’s profitable but takes a toll on your energy?

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0:30.4	Should you keep offering a service that is profitable but emotionally draining?
0:39.5	How do you handle a service that is profitable but takes a toll on your energy?
0:43.3	In this episode, we'll hear from a graphic designer.
0:45.5	We'll do our best to help him evaluate whether it's time to let go or time to find a way to make things work better.
0:51.2	And I think that's ultimately what it's going to come down to, right?
0:53.1	If something is not working well for you, then you need to either move away from it and towards something else or find a way
0:59.4	to change the existing situation. Because simply doing more of the same thing that's not going well
1:04.8	or otherwise causing this, in this case, it is a drain on his energy. That's not going to end well.
1:09.6	So you have to make a change. And it's also a common dilemma for freelancers and side hustlers. Because you found a way to get
1:15.7	something that works and that's great. It's making money. But there are other costs to it.
1:20.0	What is the best approach or how do you make that decision? That's what we're going to talk about
1:23.0	today. And by the way, welcome to side hustle school. My name's Chris Gillibow, your host, detailed question from our listener and my answer coming right up.
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